Traditional Anniversary Gift List

The traditional anniversary gift list specifies materials which symbolize each year of marriage. On wedding anniversaries, it is traditional to give your spouse a gift based on either the traditional or the more modern (but still rather old) anniversary gift list.

Want to know the history of the anniversary gift lists? Click here.

Below, we share both the modern and the traditional anniversary gift list. We hope that these lists, coupled with our gift suggestions will give you inspiration and ideas.

Use these lists, along with your own imagination and your spouse's interests to find the perfect wedding anniversary gift this year.

Wedding Anniversary Gift Lists

Year	Traditional Gifts	Modern Gifts
1st	Paper	Clocks, Plastic
2nd	Cotton	China, Cotton, Calico
3rd	Leather	Crystal, Glass
4th	Fruit, Flowers	Appliances, Linen, Silk, Nylon/Synthetic Materials
5th	Wood	Silverware
6th	Iron, Candy	Wood, Cany
7th	Wool, Copper	Desk Sets
8th	Bronze, Pottery	Linens, Lace
9th	Pottery, Willow	Leather
10th	Tin, Aluminum	Diamond
11th	Steel	Fashion Jewelry
12th	Silk, Linen	Pearls
13th	Lace	Textiles, Fur
14th	Ivory	Gold Jewelry
15th	Crystal	Watches
16th	-	Silver holloware
17th	-	Furniture
18th	-	Porcelain
19th	-	Bronze
20th	China	Platinum
21st	-	Brass, Nickel
22nd	-	Copper
23rd	-	Silver plate
24th	-	Musical Instruments
25th	Silver	Sterling Silver
26th	-	Original Pictures
27th	-	Sculpure
28th	-	Orchids
29th	-	New Furniture
30th	Pearl	Diamond
31st	-	Timepieces
32nd	-	Conveyances (e.g. automobiles)
33rd	-	Amethyst
34th	-	Opal
35th	Coral, Jade	Jade
36th	-	Bone china
37th	-	Alabaster
38th	-	Beryl, Tourmaline
39th	-	Lace
40th	Ruby	Ruby
41st	-	Land
42nd	-	Improved real estate
43rd	-	Travel
44th	-	Groceries
45th	Sapphire	Sapphire
46th	-	Original poetry tribute
47th	-	Books
48th	-	Optical goods (e.g.: telescope, microscope
49th	-	Luxuries, any kind
50th	Gold	Gold
55th	Emerald	Emerald
60th	Diamond	Diamond
75th	Platinum, Diamond	Diamond
80th	-	Diamond, Pearl
85th	-	Diamond, Sapphire
90th	-	Diamond, Emerald
95th	-	Diamond, Ruby
100th	-	10-carat Diamond

Can't wait for your 44th, can you?



Note: In some regions, it is customary to celebrate several mid-years such as these from the German Wikipedia:

Unusual Mid-Year Anniversary Gift List

Year	Gifts
½	Dream Wedding
¾	Beer
6¼	Mutton
12½	Parsley, Bronze, Violets (or Copper according to a different source)
33½	Garlic, Vegetables
37½	Aluminium
72½	Jewels

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